Joy Macphail Email & Phone Number

Joy MacPhail was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1952. She lived there with her family until 1975.MacPhail graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. in Economics and then attended the London School of Economics in England. She graduated from the LSE in 1978 with a Diploma in Trade Union/Industrial Relations Studies.For the next 13 years, Joy worked as an economist and negotiator in the union movement in Ontario and British Columbia.In 1991 Ms. MacPhail was successful in her first attempt at electoral politics when she was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Hastings in British Columbia. She was re-elected in 1996 and 2001, before retiring from politics in 2005.During her political career she held many significant portfolios: Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, Minister of Health, Minister of Education, Government House Leader, and Leader of the Opposition, among others.Joy MacPhail is now co-owner (with her husband) and Chair of OUTtv, the world’s longest airing and most successful Gay and Lesbian TV network. Together, they have increased subscribers by 10-fold to more than 2 million. She recently completed her terms as director of Delta Hotels Ltd.and Silverbirch Hotels and Resorts Ltd. She is Chair of the Grant Selection Committee of Face the World Charitable Foundation and is Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Adler University in Chicago. She is a public speaker, both nationally and internationally.Joy MacPhail is married to James Shavick, film producer and TV broadcaster. They have 5 adult children and reside between Vancouver and California.

Listed skills include Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, Public Relations, Strategic Communications, and 14 others.

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